| Acronym | Meaning |
| IGPP | Institute Of Geophysics And Planetary Physics |
| OGE | One Gluon Exchange |
| HNF | Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor |
| CERL | Corvallis Environmental Research Laboratory |
| AQM | Additive Quark Model |
| DSPIL | Direct Solar Pumped Iodine Laser |
| MBTH | 3-methyl-2-benzothiazolinone Hydrazone |
| FHMO | Fenske-Hall MO |
| CTR | Crystal Truncation Rod |
| IGCC | Integrated Gasification Combined Cycles (electric Power Generation Technology) |